Uniform Distribution Theory
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Journal

Uniform Distribution Theory


Volume
& Issue

Volume 20, Issue 1


Published
on

April 29, 2025


Pages

1-15


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Article

Valuation of American Lookback-Options and the Distribution of Kronecker Sequences


Authors

Gerhard Larcher Affiliation:
Institute of Financial Mathematics and Applied Number Theory Johannes Kepler University Linz Austria
and Stefan Pomberger Affiliation:
Institute of Financial Mathematics and Applied Number Theory Johannes Kepler University Linz Austria


Abstract

In this paper, we determine the complexity of calculating the fair value of an American lookback-option in a binomial n−step model via backwardation. It will turn out, that the complexity also depends on diophantine properties of a certain parameter of the model. Therefore, we will need some basic tools from the theory of uniform distribution for the determination of the complexity.


Keywords

lookback options, derivative pricing, discrepancy, Koksma-Hlawka-inequality.


Citation

Larcher, G. & Pomberger, S. (2025). Valuation of american lookback-options and the distribution of kronecker sequences. Uniform Distribution Theory, 20(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.2478/UDT-2025-0001
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